Festivals and celebrations

Since ancient times, there have been various festivals and celebrations all over the world. The oldest festivals always celebrate the end of cold, planting in spring and harvesting in autumn. Sometimes, after hunters catch their prey, they also hold celebrations.

in those days, if food was hard to find, especially in the cold winter months, people would go hungry. Today's festivals have many origins, some are religious, some are seasonal, and some are to commemorate special people and events.

festivals for the dead

Some festivals are held to commemorate the dead or to please ancestors, that is, those who may come back to help or hurt them.

On the Bonin Festival in Japan, people will sweep graves and burn incense to pay homage to their ancestors. They also turn on the lights and play music, because they think it will bring their ancestors back to the real world.

In Mexico, people eat food shaped like skulls and "bones" of cakes. They provided food, flowers and gifts to the dead. Halloween, a western holiday, also stems from the old belief of returning to the soul of the dead. It is a children's day now, when they can dress up and go to their neighbors' houses to ask for candy. If neighbors don't give candy, children may play tricks on them.

festivals in memory of celebrities

there are also festivals in memory of celebrities. The Dragon Boat Festival in China is in memory of the famous ancient poet Qu Yuan. Columbus Day in the United States commemorates Christopher Columbus's discovery of the "New World". India has a national festival on October 2nd to commemorate Mohandas Gandhi, the leader who helped India to become independent from Britain.

A festival to celebrate harvest

A festival to harvest gratitude is a very festive festival. People are grateful for the harvest because agricultural work will stop in winter. In European countries, people usually decorate churches and town halls with flowers and fruits, and will have dinner together. Some people may win prizes for agricultural products, such as the biggest watermelon or the most handsome rooster. Both China and Japan have Mid-Autumn Festival. People are enjoying the moon, and in China, they are tasting moon cakes.

Spring Festival

The most lively and important festival is to bid farewell to winter and welcome the day of spring. People in China eat jiaozi, fish and meat during the Spring Festival, and give children lucky money wrapped in red paper. Dragon lantern dancing and carnival, where the whole family get together to celebrate the Lunar New Year. In some western countries, there are exciting carnivals, usually in February, forty days before Easter.

during the carnival, people wear all kinds of colorful holiday costumes, accompanied by loud music. Marching in the streets and dancing day and night. Easter is an important religious and public holiday for Christians all over the world. It celebrates the resurrection of Jesus and the arrival of spring and new life.

Later on, Japan ushered in the Cherry Blossom Festival, and the whole country was covered with cherry blossoms, which looked like a layer of pink snow.

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Festivals and festivals of all kinds have heen held everywhere since ancient times.

Most ANC. ient festivals would celebrate the end of cold weather, planting in spring and harvest in autumn.

Sometimes celebrations would be held after hunters had caught animals.

At that time people would starve i f food was difficult to find,especially during the cold winter months.

Today’s festivals have many origins,some religious,some seasonal,and some for special people or events.